Campers Need Wi-Fi-, Too

Members of Congress want President Obama to recommend “a significant funding increase” for broadband in U.S. national parks, according to a new letter sent by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) and four colleagues.

The Members largely hail from the House Natural Resources Committee. While the National Park Service has already committed to offering free public Wi-Fi in all park visitor centers by the end of 2016, the lawmakers want more resources to keep the connectivity push alive. Better service in the parks “can have the ancillary benefit of improving connectivity in neighboring communities,” they write.

Of course, the final word on funding comes from congressional appropriators, since the president’s fiscal year 2017 budget won’t be treated as much more than a lame-duck wish list.